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30
Dec

Equipment removed from Fort Fun, more changes expected


Some wooden beams, a tire swing and other pieces have been removed for safety reasons. Fort Fun has experienced damage and weathering from nearly 30 years of use by Prairie du Chien residents and visitors, including damaged slides, wooden posts. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Mon
30
Dec

County fills positions at end of the year

Through November and December, Crawford County has grappled with a myriad of open positions their departments.

Mon
30
Dec

Board votes to make W-S a closed campus in 2025

Administration will continue to work with student, faculty for transition

By Steve Van Kooten

Mon
23
Dec

Southwest Tech addresses school board

A representative from Southwest Technical College spoke to the Prairie du Chien Board of Education during a stacked December 9 meeting.

Mon
23
Dec

School explores possible options to move middle school grades


Prairie du Chien High School and Bluff View Middle School principal Doug Morris. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

District holds community forum to gather input

 

Tue
17
Dec

Proposed health center will not be housed at school building


Prairie du Chien School District Administrator Andy Banasik primarily spoke during the working session meeting on December 17, which was held in the Little Theater at the high school. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Steve Van Kooten

Tue
17
Dec

School district considers moving middle school students to high school


Prairie du Chien Board of Education members Lonnie Achenbach, Lacie Anthony, Noah White, District Administrator Andy Banasik, School Board President Michael Higgins, Jr., Vice President Nick Gilberts and Board Member Dustin Brewer at the Dec. 9 meeting. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
17
Dec

Public hearing for ordinance scheduled for new year

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
17
Dec

Opportunity docks: Center receives $5K donation


The Opportunity Center accepted a check for $5,000 on December 12. Holding the check are Allen Roofing Construction owner Nathan Trappe (far left) and sales manager Ryan Johnson (near left) along with Opportunity Center CEO Pam Ritchie (near right) and Opportunity Center Board Member Tarah Marx. Other staff, consumers and board members, including Stacey Hannah, director of people and communication; Nancy Dowling, president of the Opportunity Center Board; Michael Douglass, vice president of the board; and Jesse Aspenson, member of the Opportunity Enterprises Board, are featured in the photo in front of the building’s new loading dock door. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)

By Steve Van Kooten

 

Tue
10
Dec

Review: ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ lives up to name


(Left) Perry Leffler plays Grace Bradley, a mother who has to direct the church’s Christmas pageant in “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical.” (Right) Leffler stops Jocelyn Berges (playing Gladys Herdman) from speaking out of turn during rehearsals for the church’s pageant. (Submitted photos)

By Steve Van Kooten

 

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